Tri-Town Youth Services

TTYS provides services to families and youth of all ages from Chester, Deep River, and Essex to promote wellness and mental health to enable youth to develop productive relationships with their family, school, peers, and the broader community.

One of these activities is the annual “Four-Way Test Contest” sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Essex, Deep River, and Chester on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 4 p.m.  The Four-Way Test requires each speaker, all students at Valley Regional High School, to apply four criteria to a topic of their own choice: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Facilities upgrade for Tri-Town Youth Services

The three clubs renovated two rooms at Tri-Town Youth Services at 56 High Street in Deep River, a facility for multipurpose community use. Each Rotary club contributed $1,000 to the renovation supplemented by a $6,000 grant from a Rotary district fund. Rotary members also contributed their own labor to painting and construction on the project.  The goal is to develop a versatile room that will be suitable for programming for all ages. The room being redesigned was previously outfitted for preschool with a colorful wall mural and tiny furniture. However, preschool services have not been active in recent years and the organization’s focus has shifted to programs for teens and school-age.   must fit one of Rotary’s six areas of focus, but in the case of this project, due to the vital services provided by TTYSB, multiple areas of focus are served: basic education and literacy with mentorship and other programs to foster success in school, maternal and child health with parent and new mom programming, disease prevention and treatment with substance abuse prevention programming, and peace and conflict resolution with restorative programming for youth conflict resolution.

Four  Way Test

An annual event is the  “Four-Way Test Contest” sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Essex, Deep River, and Chester on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 4 p.m.  The Four-Way Test requires each speaker, all students at Valley Regional High School, to apply four criteria to a topic of their own choice: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned